Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-19

moor, but she was lost in the fire. Mr.. Nc.
uuire said, SIT was terrible to hear her
cries. FOR some reason she was not able 10
open the door and was unable to break in.
rinaiiy was driven away BY fire and smoke
and had to leave her to her fate
X. ID. Humes occupied room on the third
moor. de jumped through a window TO the
Kitchen roof. There everything was in
names. He made rush for the Eagle street
door going through the kitchen skylight and
escaped.
de left i've persons on the kitchen roof,
and thinks they must have all perished. as
they DID not attempt to follow him through
the flames.
The body of woman horribly burned and
clothed only in wrapper was taken from the
wooden basement Brains were oozing from
a fracture in the skull.
The Richmond Hotel was erected in 1856
for hotel purposes. October last, the firm of
Stafford Co.. composed of Robert Stafford,
IL. L. Whitaker and W. j. Mann, took a
lease OF the property for hotel purposes.
hltaker reports that large amount of dia.
monds were IN the hotel last night. b f
Robinson of Lambert & Co. had a stock val
uea at $4,000 deposited in the safe; Mr.. Ad-
Ter mad IN his room $50, 900 worth, and Mr..
X.
the amount was not known
Iha fire which was under contrel bv )
o'clock, was confined to the Richmond Hotel
and the Bunnell Museum property, together
with the saloon of James Creighton and the
cigar store of j. B. Palacio on the Main
street side.
One man went down hand over hand along
an electric light cable to the roof of the mu
scum. Three others got on the wire and it
broke down. Mr.. Michaels fell about 81 feet,
but broke no bones. J. C. Gilbert of New
\ ork, is terribly burned. w. S. Dewey of
Rochester, is badly scorched about the face.
lie rushed TO the stairway, but was driven bv
the flames to the ladders. +. w. Words of
Chicago. made rope OF sheets and slid down
in safety, escaping with few bisters.
There are no additional details to the re-
port except the following revised list of the
dead, dying and injured. As far as can be
ascertained the dead are:
Kate Kent, servant.
Minnie Kelley .lservant,
Katie Pierc, servant.
Wilson Purcell. of X. G. Dun Co.
Mark Osbore, day clerk at the Hotel.
Mr. Johnson, Toronto, railroad man.
Kate W off OF Lockport.
Jacob kahn. dying New York.
Henry Nj. Rumsey, New York.
Maggie Mulrach, Buffalo
Mary Nolan, Buffalo.
Edward Whelan, Newburg.
Those who are seriously burned and in.
jured are:
5. II. Finch, Scranton.
f. X. Moore, Cleveland.
W. A. Haren, Helena, Mont.
G. W. Dubois, Syracuse.
W. j. Mann, Buffalo.
Mrs. Mann, Buffalo.
Jennie Mann, Buffalo
Mills Barsee, Olean.
Mat Shannon, Buffalo.
Chas. Clinton Bidwe, Buffalo.
Minnie Weller, Buffalo.
Mrs. Kate Pierce, Buffalo.
Nellie We.ch. Buffalo.
Nettie Harvey, Buffalo.
Harry Davies, New York.
Geo. +. Mchaes. New York.
W. j. Mackey, Niagara Falls.
servant girl named Walsh is believed
also to be among the dead The walls of the
burned building are menace to life, and un-
til they are razed and the ruins cooled no
search for the bodies can be made. 1t is un.
doubtedly fact that at least 80 persons per
ished. The total loss will be 100000. Oh
this the Buffalo library loses Sl3O, 900 on the
hotel aud museum buildings, which were in
sured for $4,000 Fuller & Townsend,
clothiers, were insured for S40,0 900. Their
total loss was valued at $50 900. Peter Paul
& Bro, and Albrich & Kingsley each lose
$40, 900 with $50, 900 insurance.